Soviet and Ukrainian film, theater and television actor Yuriy Potapenko died. This was reported by the press service of the Kiev “Young Theater”, where the artist has been performing since 1991.
Potapenko died at the age of 58.
The theater’s announcement reads: “Young Theater actor Yuri Potapenko has passed away.”
According to the press service, the actor recently suffered from heartache.
Yuri Potapenko was born on August 1, 1965. He graduated from the acting department of the Kiev State Theater Institute named after Karpenko-Kary in 1990. The artist took the stage both in the Young Theater and in Bravo, where he played many leading roles.
Potapenko first appeared on television screens in the 1980s. He starred in about 60 Soviet, Ukrainian and Russian films and serials, such as “This is us, God …”, “Ha-bi-assy”, “Russian medicine”, “Abysses”. Song for life”, “The Return of the Headman”, “Major”, “Opera on duty”.
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